Making PMDG work with Opencockpits MCP

[chris2far]

Hi All,

I am relatively new to cockpit building and have just bought the open cockpits MCP, I have been playing with it for a few days and have not been able to get it to work with PMDG. I bough OC4BA and whilst I can see that it communicates with the computer, via the test programme, I cannot get PMDG to communicate with it. OC4BA has a tick next to the MCP, SIOC shows it is communicating with FSUIPC but I cannot seem to get to that next step. Its not clear to me if I need to start programs in sequence or not, or if I need to do something additional with FSUIPC.

I shot a video to show whats happening - https://youtu.be/veC8mWkXfi0

I hope that helps.

Chris

[mvr1918]

Hi,

Have you read the documentation?

OC4BAv3 do not use FSUIPC. ( you can always use FSUIPC to other things, but OC4BAv3 doesn't need it to work)

Do you have a Power Supply connected to the MCP?

Have you set the "EnableDataBroadcast" in the PMDG B737 option file? ( See OC4BA doc)

[chris2far]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I have enabled broadcast - copy of file below:

[IRS.0]
LastPosValid=0
[IRS.1]
LastPosValid=0
[IRS]
IRS_QuickAlign=1
IRS_UseLastPos=1
[Pushback]
PushbackUnitsFeet=1
PushbackCommsType=0
[AFS]
ThrottleATOverride=0
AutotuneOBSinLOC=1
AP_EngageRealistic=1
[UserOptions]
FOCallouts=1
PauseAtTOD=0
SyncAltimeters=1
SyncStbyAltimeters=1
ShowThrustLeverPosition=0
ShowPilots=1
ServiceBasedFailures=0
TABforCDUinput=1
[PerformanceOptions]
FPSlimit_PFD_EFIS_2D=15
FPSlimit_PFD_EFIS_VC=15
FPSlimit_ND_MAP_2D=15
FPSlimit_ND_MAP_VC=15
FPSlimit_Engine_2D=15
FPSlimit_Engine_VC=15
FPSlimit_HUD_2D=15
FPSlimit_HUD_VC=15
disableSide=2
[Aircraft Config]
FixedConfig=
[Panel State]
StartupPanelState=
[SDK]
EnableDataBroadcast=1

[FMC]
LastPosLatLon=N5107.2W00011.1

I have also got the FMC plugged into a powered hub and you can see in the video it powers fine.

The instructions refer to having OC4BA in the add ons menu but I do not see it there in P3D. This may indicate its not installed properly?

I have read all the instructions and followed the Important must read file as closely as I can, the files it mentions as being in my SIOC folder are actually in a folder named 0C4BA which is where I installed it, I am not sure if that makes any difference. However much I study the documentation, as a newbie I cannot seem to figure it out.

Chris

[mvr1918]

There should not be any OC4BA folder.

All OC4BA files should be installed directly to SIOC folder. This is very clearly stated in the Setup program when you install OC4BA.

[chris2far]

Should I move them over or reinstall?

[mvr1918]

The best is always to do it properly. Uninstall OC4BA and delete all remaining OC4BA files. Then make a new install and read the info you get during the installation process.